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𝐒𝐊𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐆 ✉ [ DEAD LETTER DEPT. ]
@skullthug.bsky.social
The mutated 1/2 of Belief Engine

Created atmospheric typing horror game DEAD LETTER DEPT 🔪💻
OUT NOW @ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1627350/DEAD_LETTER_DEPT/?utm_source=BSkyProfileLink

#indiehorror #indiehorrorgame #indiedevhorror #gamedev
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DEAD LETTER DEPT. is OUT NOW ✉ ! ░█▐

A technological ghost story, using your KEYBOARD to voyeur through & type up the mail that never managed to find home.

store.steampowered.com/app/1627350/...

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I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:

www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...

I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
January 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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From: Cannon Fodder (1995), dir. Katsuhiro Otomo, Studio 4°C
January 7, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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DEAD LETTER DEPT. ($11.99) - horror meets data entry.

your job? sifting through mail that the computer can't scan correctly. sometimes it's because of stains, creases, sometimes it's because of...

other things. TONS of mail to play voyeur through. store.steampowered.com/app/1627350/...
December 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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4. Dead Letter Dept.

Whew the music and vibes with this game is off the charts. You put weird, sad and even creepy letters into a system. You live in a dingy apartment. There's certainly nothing nefarious happening among the motonony =) cannot recommend this enough.
December 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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It’s Monday.
January 5, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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One of my top games of 2025, easy. Climbs under your skin and gets reeeeaaal cozy in there.
January 4, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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i got killed in dead letter dept for standing in the hallway too long.....just like at a real dead end office job
December 24, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Heads up, it's the final day you can snag DEAD LETTER DEPT. on sale over on Steam
January 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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dead letter dept is really good in every direction. absolutely rec. my hands hurt from typing on a cheap decade old membrane keyboard for hours but tbh its immersive
December 31, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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May 2026 be better, safer, and fairer. May all that was good in 2025 be better in 2026. May all that was bad in 2025 be things we put our efforts towards improving.
December 31, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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2025 was somehow one of the best and worst years of my life.

But I did a lot of work that I enjoyed and most importantly was very proud of.

In January, I played and reviewed Dead Letter Dept which remains one of my favorite games of the year

www.vice.com/en/article/d...
‘Dead Letter Dept.’ -- The Indie Horror Masterpiece That Made Me Wish I Never Took That Typing Class in High School (Review)
'Dead Letter Dept.' is an incredible Indie Horror game that plays on the monotony of office work and what it means to be stuck in one place.
www.vice.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Dead Letter Dept. by @skullthug.bsky.social

I was on the edge of my seat my entire time playing this game, trying to type with one hand while half-hiding my eyes with the other. The way the game holds your attention through such a simple concept is awesome!

store.steampowered.com/app/1627350/...
Save 20% on DEAD LETTER DEPT. on Steam
Working at a data entry job in the big city, you type up and transcribe the lost mail and letters that have nowhere else to go. But as the days carry on oddities in the mail start to emerge, and crack...
store.steampowered.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Catch ideas LIKE FISH! @hauntedps1.bsky.social
#DavidLynch inspired #GameJam starts January fifth!
December 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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PRESENT DAY
PRESENT...TIME!
December 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Save for Christmas. [🎞️ Brave Exkaiser, Episode 44]
December 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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False Carolers are flocks of feathered humanoid creatures draped in many layers of clothing that are known for their pleasant “singing” vocalizations and for approaching the entrances of homes after dark.

Answering the door is not advisable.

🎨: @slimyswampghost.bsky.social
December 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
DEAD LETTER DEPT. is 20% in the Steam Winter sale until Jan 5th

store.steampowered.com/app/1627350/...

#horror #indiehorror
December 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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My Game of the Year list over at @thegamerweb.bsky.social is live! Been a brilliant year for indies, but horror especially.

www.thegamer.com/game-of-the-...
Game Of The Year Editor’s Pick, 2024 - James Troughton
2024 has been a great year for horror especially.
www.thegamer.com
December 17, 2024 at 12:01 PM
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December 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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It's here! We wanted to make a fun scrolling interface for DOOM levels, and call it DOOMSCROLLER. doomscroll.cx is now live!

@johnromero.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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illustration, msx·fan, magazine (1989) archive.org/details/MSXF...
December 7, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I was thinking more about this:
You just know someone has had to of drank this liquid by now.
The bones of Santa have been leaking liquid for 1,700 years.
December 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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AGR Day 4:

DEAD LETTER DEPT.

One of the most unsettling games I've played this year. You're in charge of transcribing text from dead letters that couldn't be read by computers, and some of the letters you get are very fucked up, but you need the money!

Disturbing content and some jump scares

1/2
December 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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34. Dead letter Dept.

this was so much scarier than i expected omg...i did like it though 3 hour long game but it sure stuck with me
December 3, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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The best games of 2025 give a glimpse into a better world — where artists can invite audiences into their memoirs, where AAAs are thematically ambitious and small teams can sculpt epics.

This is also my 100th(!!) proper video on YouTube, a milestone seven years in the making
youtu.be/tJ4X6FsLn6Y
December 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM